The seasonally adjusted monthly unemployment rate for March 2023 stood at 2.9 per cent, decreasing by 0.1 percentage points from the previous month.
In 2021, 3,295 persons experiencing domestic violence made use of services available within this area. Of these, 78.9 per cent were females.
In the first quarter of 2023, the stock of licensed motor vehicles increased by 1,816 over the previous quarter.
Price changes and effects on inflation
The highest annual inflation rates in March 2023 were registered in Housing (14.58 per cent) and Food (11.78 per cent).
The European Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) survey 2022 revealed that the material and social deprivation rate stood at 9.6 per cent, whereas the severe material and social deprivation rate stood at 4.9 per cent.
In 2022, the General Government registered a deficit of €981.1 million, equivalent to 5.8 per cent of GDP. The General Government debt amounted to €9,003.4 million or 53.4 per cent of GDP.
- Quarterly Accounts for General Government: Q4/2022
- Social Protection Expenditure: 2021
- Sea transport between Malta and Gozo: Q1/2023
- Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP): March 2023
- Registered Unemployment: March 2023
- Registered Employment: November 2022
- Inbound Tourism: February 2023
- RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS: MARCH 2023
- INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN GOODS: FEBRUARY 2023
- INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: FEBRUARY 2023